Verizon Is Feeling the Pressure from Competitors as Customers Shift

T-Mobile posted growth of subscribers is the millions which is putting Verizon in a bind. Recently, Verizon has reintroduced their unlimited plans because the others have been taking market share at a quick pace. The mobile phone market continues to be extremely competitive and with the recent changes, T-Mobile looks primed to be sold, even though they’ve run into issues in the past.

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How effective is Verizon Communications in utilizing its assets?

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Are Verizon Communications Earnings Expected to grow?

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A dividend is the distribution of a portion of Verizon Communications earnings, decided and managed by the company's board of directors and paid to a class of its shareholders. Note, announcements of dividend payouts are generally accompanied by a proportional increase or decrease in a company's stock price. Verizon Communications dividend payments follow a chronological order of events, and the associated dates are important to determine the shareholders who qualify for receiving the dividend payment. Verizon one year expected dividend income is about USD1.74 per share.
Dividends Paid is likely to drop to about 5.7 B in 2024. Dividend Yield is likely to drop to 0.04 in 2024.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Dividends Paid11 B5.7 B
Dividend Yield 0.07  0.04 
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.95  0.94 
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio(4.84)(5.08)
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Verizon Communications Gross Profit

Verizon Communications Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Verizon Communications previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Verizon Communications Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Verizon Communications' gross profit and other fundamental indicators for more details.

Breaking down Verizon Communications Indicators

As technology shifts, that playing ground can even out, letting the ones who fell behind catch up. Verizon has been the top dog, but they are running into pricing wars as the competition is selling the same thing for less. As a potential investor, you want to look at all the companies and find out how much market share the company may be losing to others. There isn’t an indication that Verizon is going anywhere, but you want to keep your ears to the ground to pick up on any rumors that could be going around.

A few of the risks to keep in mind are first, product reliability and service. Verizon provides a service and if that begins to slack, then people will look elsewhere, especially since it will likely affect something used on a daily basis. Secondly, brand image is important due to the fact the company does not want to be known as the least reliable of the big four. Lastly, with T-Mobile gaining over a million new customers, Verizon needs to be careful to not lose market share at a quick pace. Shift of power is normal but you do not want to see a lot of it shift quickly.

At the end of the day, there are four major companies to choose from in this sector so be sure to complete your research and see which one fits your current situation. Reach out to an investing community and throw your ideas out there for feedback. If you still end up stuck, reach out to an investing professional and they can help to point you in the right direction.

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